intermittent
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The agreement to create one of the world's biggest free-trade zones was sealed in January after more than 25 years of intermittent negotiations.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
The agency, which has released files in intermittent batches since then, has said it has made over three million files public through its online database.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Gas-fired power stations help balance the electricity system by rapidly increasing output when renewable generation is intermittent.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
By nature, they’re intermittent and risk prolonged blackouts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
For billions of years they would have heard only weak and intermittent radio static caused by lightning and the trapped electrons and protons whistling within the Earth’s magnetic field.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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